Reduce Stress Associated With Needle Aspiration, in Voluntary and Replacement Blood Donors

Use of Virtual Reality in Blood Donors, an Innovative Tool

Status

UNKNOWN

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT03202433

Enrollment

240

Registered

2017-06-28

Start date

2016-12-30

Completion date

2017-11-24

Last updated

2017-11-28

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Conditions

Stress

Keywords

Virtual Reality, Stress Reduction, Needle Aspiration, Blood Donors, Intervention

Brief summary

Reduce stress associated with needle aspiration, in voluntary and replacement blood donors. This study has not been completed.

Detailed description

The purpose of the study is to investigate the effectiveness of Virtual Reality (as a form of distraction) to reduce the stress associated with extraction needle puncture in the volunteer blood donors and reposition of Fixed Collection of the Valparaiso Blood Center, Of the Valparaíso San Antonio Health Service.

Interventions

DEVICEUse of virtual reality lenses, with relaxing audio-visual contents

Use of virtual reality lenses (and audio) as a distraction for the blood donor patients.

Study design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

PARALLEL

Primary purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

SINGLE (Outcomes Assessor)

Masking description

Blocks swapped.

Intervention model description

Allocation of two groups (Study and Control)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

18 Years to 65 Years

Healthy volunteers

Yes

Inclusion criteria

* Able to understand and / or visualize the numerical scale of pain * Spanish spoken * Greater than 50 Kilograms of weight * Blood hemoglobin: Greater than 12.5 g% in women and greater than 13.5 g% in men * Have been accepted as a blood donor.

Exclusion criteria

* Unable to understand and / or visualize the numerical scale of pain * Does not speak Spanish * Less than 50 Kilograms * Blood hemoglobin: Less than 12.5 g% in women and less than 13.5 g% in men. * Have been rejected as a blood donor.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Numerical scale of pain (EN)	Once finalized the donation that should last a maximum of 15 minutes.	Main measure for pain perception

Secondary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Heart rate. Measurement with automatic equipment	Before donating, after the puncture and after the extraction of the needle.Maximum duration of the procedure, 15 minutes	Measure for the perception of stress
Blood pressure. Measurement with automatic equipment	Before donating, after the puncture and after the extraction of the needle.Maximum duration of the procedure, 15 minutes	Measure for the perception of stress

Countries

Chile

Contacts

Primary ContactOctavio Guzmán

octavio.guzman@redsalud.gov.cl+56961907508

Backup ContactFrancisco Rendich

frendich@gmail.com+56945582922

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026